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Method and apparatus for controlling a TDM communication device

US4742514A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1986
Grant dateMay 3, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/66
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A time division multiplexed (TDM) communication device controller is disclosed, which controls all signalling, synchronization and supervisory functions. In one embodiment, the invention operates to control a remote communication device having a vo-coder and buffering means. The remote communication device is enabled to operate as a dispatch, full duplex or a combination dispatch/full duplex communication device. In another embodiment, a primary station (repeater) is controlled to operate as a single frequency repeater (SFR) or as a multi-frequency TDM repeater.

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